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Super Tuesday: Analysis

The New York Times, Maggie Haberman, Nick Confessore and Alan Rappeport March 1, 2016March 1, 2016

10:17 am ETMar 1, 20162016-03-02T18:29:11+00:00

Donald J. Trump has won Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. Ted Cruz has won Texas, Oklahoma and Alaska. Marco Rubio has won Minnesota.

Hillary Clinton has won seven states — Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia — along with American Samoa. Bernie Sanders has won Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Vermont.

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — About 5,000 people came out for the Democratic caucuses at a high school here, a turnout so high that coordinators were short about 1,500 ballots.

A volunteer had brought a copy machine in case that happened. But then paper ran out, so someone went out to buy more. In the end, volunteers printed some ballots on the backs of caucus instructions.

The votes had not been fully tabulated as of 9 p.m., but the results were expected to be close.

Sarah Thompson, 36, a South St. Paul resident who is unemployed, left the caucus triumphantly, carrying her Sanders sign and reporting that in her precinct, one of 32 caucusing at the high school, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont had beaten Hillary Clinton, 99 to 67.

“I think he could save this country,” Ms. Thompson said. “I think he’s the only one. I think Hillary will be more of the same because as far as I know, her biggest contributor is Wall Street. She’s flip-flopped even on gay marriage. I don’t believe a word she says.”

Don Crannell, 88, a retired Presbyterian minister from Inver Grove Heights, cast his vote for Mrs. Clinton. “God help me, if anybody can beat Trump, it’d be her,” he said.

“I’d be happier if she could project her enthusiasm in a positive way,” he added. “But who’s a perfect candidate, for crying out loud? She’s got the experience. She’s a professional.”

Rabbi Tamar Grimm, 37, from Mendota Heights, also supported Mrs. Clinton, who won her precinct by fewer than 10 votes. Eight years ago, Rabbi Grimm supported Barack Obama, who may have sparked more excitement among idealistic voters, including herself, but that was a different political climate, she said.

“Then, I was desperate for change, now I’m passionate,” she said. “But it doesn’t feel as dramatic.”

Rabbi Grimm said she sees Mrs. Clinton as someone who can continue — and improve upon — the good work of President Obama, such as the Affordable Care Act.

“I hope she could take that some steps forward,” Rabbi Grimm said. “I feel like that didn’t go as far as he would’ve liked. He had to make some concessions.”